Cottey College contracts with local medical providers to provide limited health services for students. The semester health fee allows a student to see the physicians in the Health Services Office during the scheduled time with no office visit charge. They provide treatment for minor illness and injuries, health counseling, and referral services. Students (or their families) are responsible for medical expenses involving additional consultations with physicians outside of the normal health services hours, X-ray and laboratory work, prescription medications, and other medical procedures or services as required. Health services offered by the College should not be viewed as a substitute for health insurance. Students who experience a serious illness or injury may be referred for treatment, at their expense, to the Nevada Regional Medical Center, located only 12 blocks from campus. The College reserves the right, if parents or a guardian cannot be reached, to make decisions concerning emergency health problems for any student.